2023 AWARD WINNERS

Sparks Prize

Awarded to a distinguished graduate of the Creative Writing Program as a postgraduation year of residency and writing time, funded by Nicholas Sparks It is based on the quality of their writing and the likelihood that the submission will be published or will be developed into a publishable book

Samuel and Mary Anne Hazo Award for Poetry

Recipient's work reflects Hazo's humanistic aesthetic/ideals and commitment to poetic craft Selected by unanimous decision from current poetry faculty and based upon thesis, student's class performance, and contribution to the creative writing community and the MFA program.

Mitchell Award

The Mitchell award is designed to honor one MFA second year student for their special contributions to the Creative Writing Program. It recognizes the student who has been the most involved citizen in the program and one of its best writers

Billy Maich Academy of American Poets Prize

The Billy Maich Prize is awarded to the Notre Dame student, graduate or undergraduate, for excellence in poetry, recognizing for the best group of poems from among those submitted Students may enter no more than five poems and are encouraged to limit their entries to 250 lines

G. Margaret Porter Gender Studies Graduate Writing Award (Essay)

These awards are named in honor of G Margaret Porter, a retired Gender Studies Librarian at the Hesburgh Library who enabled high-caliber research in gender by ensuring that students and faculty had access to the best resources in Gender Studies and include a cash award of $150

Winning entry: "Femme Trauma and Poetic Performance: A Sonic (Re-)Creation of the Self"

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